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Love in lockdown: How to make this Valentine’s Day one to remember

Love in lockdown: How to make this Valentine’s Day one to remember

Lucy Evans offers her advice on how to make Valentine’s Day special this year, despite the lockdown restrictions

Not much of a Twist in a modern Dickens adaptation

Not much of a Twist in a modern Dickens adaptation

A cartoonish Twist is far from updated in this confusing heist film that portrays Bill Sykes as a predatory lesbian

Dragon Rider – a worthy adaptation or a bad rip-off?

Dragon Rider – a worthy adaptation or a bad rip-off?

Dragon Rider is a German take on the concept of humans and dragons coexisting in one world, but fails to add anything innovative to it

Hyperloop Manchester: A student-led transport revolution

Hyperloop Manchester: A student-led transport revolution

Hyperloop Manchester is developing a train from Manchester to London in fifteen minutes

Police descend on Fallowfield campus amid protests – in pictures

Police descend on Fallowfield campus amid protests – in pictures

Last night, a protest took place on Fallowfield campus in solidarity with students occupying Owens Park Tower

Coronavirus in Kenya: How has the pandemic affected school children?

Coronavirus in Kenya: How has the pandemic affected school children?

How has the pandemic affected the poorest children in Kenya, where schools are closed and millions are unable to access remote learning

Manchester students protest over ‘lockdown’ fencing – in pictures

Manchester students protest over ‘lockdown’ fencing – in pictures

Angry first-years let off smoke bombs and ripped down the new barriers

The US election through the eyes of Manchester students

The US election through the eyes of Manchester students

After a difficult year, the USA is facing an election which questions who they are as a nation

Indian Society of Manchester to re-run election after complaints

Indian Society of Manchester to re-run election after complaints

The new committee, which was elected in April, was asked to step down following the row

Manchester academics use nanoparticles to wipe out cancer cells

Manchester academics use nanoparticles to wipe out cancer cells

The closest humanity has come to treating the disease is through the use of ‘nanoparticles’

SKUM vows to tackle ‘damaging behaviours’ as UoM launches investigation

SKUM vows to tackle ‘damaging behaviours’ as UoM launches investigation

The club addressed a statement realeased by SU Executive Officers earlier in the week and insisted it would continue to tackle “damaging attitudes and behaviours”

Concerns raised over UoM’s racism reporting process

Concerns raised over UoM’s racism reporting process

The University has been accused of making students of colour feel like an “afterthought” with a complex complaints procedure that can be difficult for them to navigate

Women In Media Conference raises £2k for MASH

Women In Media Conference raises £2k for MASH

The conference aims to empower and inspire women into the media industry and raise money for MASH

Stay with your mates on holiday, students told

Stay with your mates on holiday, students told

The FCO have told student to stick together this summer if they go abroad

Grads have a ball in Whitworth Hall

Grads have a ball in Whitworth Hall

Grads had fun in a special venue

UoM and Salford Rugby League teams battle at Varsity

UoM and Salford Rugby League teams battle at Varsity

The University of Manchester and Salford Rugby League teams return to the Regional Arena for this year’s Varsity

Turkish students faced torture, says Manchester academic’s report

Turkish students faced torture, says Manchester academic’s report

Some of the students faced beatings and were forced to undress whilst in prison following an anti-war demonstration

Twelve years and counting

Twelve years and counting

We can’t stop climate change by getting better at recycling, and we probably can’t even stop the worst of it with advanced technologies, but there is one reason we should continue the fight

Let’s talk surgery

Let’s talk surgery

With lip fillers being marketed as cheap as a haircut, we examine the unregulated terrain that is the booming UK aesthetic surgery industry.

Ever had a Lambrini cocktail? Try this!

Ever had a Lambrini cocktail? Try this!

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